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#8d5cd5 color: Soft violet

#8d5cd5 is rgb(141, 92, 213) in RGB and oklch(58.489% 0.17978 299.491) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.5%
0.180
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8d5cd5

#8d5cd5 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.18 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.54:1 contrast and black text 4.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Morado Purple (#9955cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8d5cd5 mixed with white

  1. 8d5cd5
  2. 976dda
  3. a27edf
  4. ad8fe4
  5. b89fe9
  6. c3afed
  7. cfbff1
  8. dbcff5
  9. e7dff9
  10. f3effc

Darker: #8d5cd5 mixed with black

  1. 8d5cd5
  2. 7a4fb9
  3. 67429e
  4. 553683
  5. 442a6a
  6. 331f51
  7. 23143a
  8. 140a24
  9. 070310
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8d5cd5 with less saturation

  1. 8d5cd5
  2. 8b61cc
  3. 8965c4
  4. 8769bb
  5. 856cb2
  6. 836faa
  7. 8272a1
  8. 807598
  9. 7f778f
  10. 7d7a85

Questions about #8d5cd5

What color is #8d5cd5?

#8d5cd5 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(141, 92, 213), in HSL hsl(264.3, 59.02%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.489% 0.17978 299.491).

What colors go well with #8d5cd5?

The complementary color of #8d5cd5 is #728800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5370e5 and #b34bae. The triadic partners are #be5e00 and #00937e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5cd5?

White text reads better on #8d5cd5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and black gives 4.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5cd5 a warm or cool color?

#8d5cd5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.18.